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Chatelain - 7 Engravings on Africa including Egypt & the Nile - Included in this lot: Views in Africa: Tunis, Algeria People of Arabia & Cairo Pyramids, Sphinx Views of Alexandria, Egypt including Obelisk & Cleopatra's Palace Views of Cairo, Egypt Chart of the Nile River with Insets of Architecture in Cairo, Egypt Succession of the Kings of Egypt Description of the work: This historic engraving is from Henri Abraham Chatelain's Atlas Historique . The work was published by the author in Amsterdam between 1718 and 1720. The text was compiled by Gueudeville & Garillon. The maps were completed by Chatelain with some influenced by Guillaume de l'Isle's work. Atlas Historique was a highly ambitious and groundbreaking work covering genealogy, cosmography, topography, heraldry, and chronology. It was intended for the general public and the increased fascination with the recently conquered colonies and the new discoveries. Chatelain's maps are an outstanding example of the golden age of French mapmaking. Paper Size: ~ 21 1/2” by 18” (Fold Out) Paper Type or Special Features: Engraving